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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yet the students on those teams are precisely the type of students most colleges and universities want.  Why?  Because those scholar athletes bring something special to the table.  They are leaders.  They are determined.  They understand the concepts of effort and self-regulation.  They get along well with others because they are used to working on a team.  They work hard because they understand that strong input results in strong output.  It would be extremely shortsighted for any university to start cutting sports teams.[/quote]

Oh please.  Enough with the glorification of athletes. High school is over; nobody cares. [/quote]

In my town the Division I Lady volleyball and Lady gymnastics regularly bring in fan counts of around 14,000 people per event to watch the event.  I guess 14,000 people care.[/quote]

Then that college should obviously keep those sports. I am talking about colleges being forced to keep sports that have to be heavily subsidized by student fees or other sports teams. If 14,000 people are attending or they get enough interest to generate tv revenue by all means keep them. If they don't they should be cut.[/quote]

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